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Play Button Emoji

Unicode Code Point	U+25B6 U+FE0F 25B6-FE0F
Emoji Name	play button
Unicode Version Date Added for Emoji	0.6Initial release
Category	Symbols AV Symbol
Keywords	playbuttonstart

The ▶️ emoji, or "Play Button," depicts a right-pointing triangle, universally recognized as the symbol for playing media.

This emoji primarily represents starting, beginning, playing, or initiating an action.

It symbolizes action, progress, and the activation of content.

It can be used to refer to playing videos, music, games, or metaphorically, to signify the start of a new phase or action.

This emoji is commonly used when discussing:

Media Playback: To signify playing a video, song, podcast, or any other media content.
Starting an Action: To indicate the beginning of a process, event, or task.
Initiation: To prompt someone to start something or to show readiness to begin.
Gaming: In contexts related to starting a game or a new level.
Forward Movement: Metaphorically, to suggest moving forward or progressing.

Region	Common Meaning	Additional Notes or Misunderstandings
Global	Play, start, initiate	Universally understood as the control for playing media.
Digital Media	Ubiquitous symbol	A fundamental icon in all forms of digital media players and interfaces.
Online Communication	Call to action, engagement	Often used to encourage interaction with media content or to signal the start of something.
Figurative Use	"Press play on life," new beginnings	Can be used metaphorically to encourage starting something new or embracing life's journey.